Review on 450 Lb Capacity Vivere Double Sunbrella Hammock With Space Saving Steel Stand - Carousel Confetti + Premium Carry Bag Included by Shane Miller

This is hands down the best purchase I have made in YEARS. I use this hammock as my bed replacement and I have never looked back.As a matter of fact, I still snuggle in every night and have myself a little contented sigh of GRATITUDE because I KNOW I will sleep well.I don't mean sleep like a baby (right!) I mean sleep like a teenager at noon. Mouth open, drooling and totally OUT.THE HAMMOCKThe hammock is made of cotton. It is thick but not stiff like grandpaw's old tarp. It is soft and sturdy.THE STANDThe stand goes together with some wingnuts, no tools necessary. Takes 5 minutes tops.The hammock and stand is rated up to 450 pounds and me, my husband and my teenage daughter put it to the test. Not even a groan from the stand. What was weird was we were also comfortable all piled in there. The hammock gives here and there keeping things from getting squished.The stand is compact and I sleep with it pushed all the way against the wall and I do not have a problem banging my head.HOW TO SLEEP IN THE HAMMOCKI have read other reviews where people complained about the center of the hammock being tight or stiff which is the nature of the hammock.You do not lie in straight down the center of the hammock to sleep. (However, that is where I like to read.)To sleep you get in and scoot your shoulders one direction and your legs the other so that you are at a diagonal in the hammock. When you do that the center does not fill tight or stiff anymore. One small pillow to go behind your knees and one tiny pillow (or rolled up towel) to support the curve of your neck and your are good to go.AGE, CREAKY JOINTS AND OTHER CALAMITIESI have a multitude of problems with bad shoulders, neck, knees, freaking awesome menopause. This hammock took care of the sleep issues I had with my maladies. My shoulders and neck do not hurt anymore and my knees don't wake me up hurting either. Menopause? Still enjoying the mood swings but what I do not do is overheat in my hammock. I have had nights where I went from bed to couch to spare bedroom to air mattress, to refrigerator, outside. heating up everything I laid on. Oh yeah, and sweating like I work on a banana farm. The hammock BREATHES and I do not jump up on fire anymore.This is getting long, but if you are still here I will tell you that I used to sleep on my Sleep Number mattress with 4 pillows to try to find a way to sleep through the night. Don't get me wrong. Sleep Number makes a great mattress, but after a while there are just too many things wrong with a person's body. If I sleep on my back I smother because of sinus drainage year round. If I sleep on my side my shoulders will wake me up hurting. (messed them both up doing dumb stuff in my younger years). If I sleep on my stomach my neck hurts and I cannot breathe. I had one pillow for my head, one pillow for my knees and one pillow on either side of me for support.What the hammock does is cradles your body so you are not propping up pillows. Your body can actually totally RELAX. My head is on a slight incline which is apparently enough to prevent drowning in my mucus. It is an amazing experience to wake up in the morning fully rested without anything hurting. I would not have believed it had I not experienced it.If I overdo yard work and have sore or pulled muscles, I can rest in my hammock and I recuperate faster.BOTTOM LINEIf you are tired of trying to find a mattress that will let you sleep through the night, try a hammock. It is hella cheaper than buying a mattress and at the worst, you have something you can lounge in just for fun. Join Gilligan, the Skipper and me.Come to the Hammock side.UPDATE: Still sleeping in my hammock every night. I have taken it on business trips and avoided sleeping in a hotel bed. Still best night's sleep. No wear, no tear. Still looks new.